In the last hand before the break, Mustapha Kanit opened the cutoff for 6,500. Over in the small blind sat Steve O'Dwyer and he three-bet to 22,000. The big blind folded, Kanit called.
O'Dwyer check-called 20,500 on and another 56,000 on the -turn. The river came the and both players checked. O'Dwyer showed and Kanit mucked.
The players have been sent into their last 20-minute break, in which the black T-100 chips will be raced off as well. Another two levels of one hour each will be played before Day 1 then comes to an end.
Juha Helppi bet 12,000 on a flop after a pair of checks and both of his opponents called. On the turn, Dario Sammartino bet 40,000 into him and got a quick fold. Small blind Viacheslav Buldygin, though, squinted and wondered aloud about Sammartino's play.
"Strange, eh?" Sammartino said with a laugh.
Buldygin agreed but called any way and then checked the river. Sammartino bet 62,000 and Buldygin called after about 30 seconds, apologizing for taking his time.
"You have a deuce?" Sammartino asked as he showed .
Buldygin had more than just a deuce as his was good for a full house.
Mikita Badziakouski opened to 6,000 from under the gun and Ali Reza Fatehi in the small blind, as well as Nariman Yaghmai in the big blind, put in the extra chips to go three-ways to the flop of . The action checked to Badziakouski and he continued for 10,000, which just Fatehi called.
On the turn, Fatehi check-called another bet worth 40,000 before checking for a third time in a row on the river. Badziakouski checked behind and then mucked when Fatehi showed him the for a pair of tens.
Bertrand Grospellier bet 13,300 into a slew of opponents on a and didn't thin the field by much as he got two calls. On the turn, action checked to Leon Tsoukernik in the cutoff, and he bet 18,000. Grospellier called and the third player in the pot folded. Grospellier checked the river and Tsoukernik thought a bit and checked back.
Grospellier tabled for ace-high, and Tsoukernik showed for the nut straight.
Koray Aldemir raised to 6,700 from the button and Jason Wheeler three-bet to 21,000 from one seat over in the small blind. Aldemir leaned over to his opponent and asked "how much did you start with," Wheeler then leaned back to expose his entire stack. Aldemir called and the flop fell .
Davidi Kitai made it 8,500 to go from the button and Mustapha Kanit called out of the big blind. On the flop, Kanit checked and called a continuation bet worth 7,200 by Kitai. On the turn, Kanit check-called a second barrel worth 19,000 before the on the river went check, check.
Kanit tabled the for trips fours and that won the pot.
Leon Tsoukernik opened to 6,000 under the gun and called a reraise to 20,000 from Charlie Carrel. Both players checked down a runout until Tsoukernik fired 20,000 on the end. Carrel called after some thought, and Tsoukernik showed for king-high. Carrel tabled jacks and dragged the pot.
Just after that, the same two players engaged in a blind-versus-button battle. The board ran out , with Carrel check-called 29,000 on the turn and Tsoukernik opting to check back the river. Carrel showed and Tsoukernik couldn't beat it.
After the hand, Tsoukernik said his plan was to reenter and bust Carrel on the bubble on Day 2. Carrel quipped that he usually wouldn't make it that far.
and another 56,000 on the 
-turn. The river came the 
and both players checked. O'Dwyer showed 
and Kanit mucked.
flop after a pair of checks and both of his opponents called. On the 
river. Sammartino bet 62,000 and Buldygin called after about 30 seconds, apologizing for taking his time. 
. 
was good for a full house.
turn, Fatehi check-called another bet worth 40,000 before checking for a third time in a row on the 
for a pair of tens.
turn, action checked to Leon Tsoukernik in the cutoff, and he bet 18,000. Grospellier called and the third player in the pot folded. Grospellier checked the 
river and Tsoukernik thought a bit and checked back. 
for ace-high, and Tsoukernik showed 
flop, Kanit checked and called a continuation bet worth 7,200 by Kitai. On the 
turn, Kanit check-called a second barrel worth 19,000 before the 
on the river went check, check.
for trips fours and that won the pot.
for king-high. Carrel tabled jacks and dragged the pot.
, with Carrel check-called 29,000 on the turn and Tsoukernik opting to check back the river. Carrel showed 
and Tsoukernik couldn't beat it.